Bareilly: A 45-year-old man accused of impersonating as an IAS officer posted at PMO and threatening police has been arrested from Kotwali area of the district.
The impostor, identified as Satyendra Prakash Chaturvedi had allegedly made a call to the DIG office, last Thursday, posing to be an IAS officer posted at Prime Minister's Office, Circle Officer Mukul Dwivedi said.
Mr Chaturvedi enquired about action taken into the case of alleged slapping and kicking of a forest staff in Mala forest range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, he said.
Mr Chaturvedi threatened the person on phone when he refused about to give any information about the case and again made a call to DIG's PRO and scolded him, the Circle Officer said.
When the DIG came to know about the incident, he constituted a team and location of the impostor was traced who arrested yesterday.
Police also recovered two mobile phones, used in the crime, from his possession, he said, adding, Mr Chaturvedi was booked under relevant sections of IPC and sent to jail today.
Mr Chaturvedi was earlier arrested in January for impersonating as secretary to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the officer said.
The impostor, identified as Satyendra Prakash Chaturvedi had allegedly made a call to the DIG office, last Thursday, posing to be an IAS officer posted at Prime Minister's Office, Circle Officer Mukul Dwivedi said.
Mr Chaturvedi enquired about action taken into the case of alleged slapping and kicking of a forest staff in Mala forest range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, he said.
When the DIG came to know about the incident, he constituted a team and location of the impostor was traced who arrested yesterday.
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Mr Chaturvedi was earlier arrested in January for impersonating as secretary to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the officer said.
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